USPF stirs ICT consciousness across rural Nigeria
In each of the geo political zones where the Universal Service Provision Fund, USPF has taken its recent designed stakeholders consultative forum on how to leverage ICT services to the underserved communities and extend services to the unserved rural population, the Fund ended up stirring the hornets bee.
Share value on NSE rises by N38bn
Trading activity on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed the week on a bullish trend as the value of listed equities appreciated, Monday, by N37.62 billion.
Afrinvest canvasses factional bond market
Afrinvest West Africa has advocated for a functional bond market to act as catalyst for the country’s economic development given its quest to join the league of 20 leading economies in the world by the year 2020.
Nigeria-China trade hits $7.2b
Mr Rong Yansong, the Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, says the trade volume between both countries has increased from $3billion in 2006 to $7.24billion in 2008.
Minority leader seeks women protection law
ASABA—The Minority Leader in Delta State House of Assembly, Princess Pat Ajudua, has called on the relevant authorities in the country to, as a matter of urgency, enact a law prohibiting vulnerable violence against women. Princess Ajudua made the call when she led some members of Delta State Chapter of International Federation of Women Lawyers, […]
Intercontinental set to reward Western Union customers
Intercontinental Bank Plc has concluded plans to reward its Western Union customers with the launch of a promotion that will see the bank giving out various gift items to the customers for their patronage during the Easter period.
NBTI trains 81 entrepreneurs, 146 other in training
The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) has disclosed that it has trained 81 entrepreneurs from 17 of its 26 Technology Incubation Centres (TICs) across the country under its Technology Incubation Programme (TIP).
Macebuh was not a Nigerian
THE recent passage of Dr. Stanley N. Macebuh closes a chapter in Nigeria’s golden age of journalism, inspired by two New York imports. Macebuh was one, Dele Giwa the other. Macebuh and Giwa were hired to work in Daily Times.
NCC issues 2.3GHZ spectrum license to Mibitel
The telecom regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, yesterday said that it has issued license to Messrs Mobitel Ltd, for the utilization of frequencies in the 2.3 GHz Spectrum Band, having emerged successful at the licensing bid concluded by the Commission on May 8, 2009 by paying the specified fees of N1.368 Billion Naira.
Ghaddafi is not the enemy
THIS is another season of Ghaddafi-bashing in Nigeria. There is righteous indignation in the land. The Libyan leader, Muammar Ghaddafi has given an opportunity to diverse groups to speak with one voice.
Rivers INEC educates voters
By George Onah Port Harcourt—The Independent National Electoral Commissioner in Rivers State, Mr. Austin Okojie, has embarked on a massive voter education in the 23 local government areas in the state, begging opinion, religious, political, women and youth leaders to ginger the electorate to register for the forthcoming elections. Particularly, Okojie said holders of temporary […]
